as in mainly
for the most part
the weather this month has been mostly mild
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But mostly, the Commanders’ offense was a scythe, cutting through the Lions’ defense at will, the key cog in the 45-31 win.
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
The Texans offense has struggled, ranking 26th overall in DVOA, an all-encompassing metric, and it can mostly be attributed to one thing: the offensive line.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
The Chinese claims have led to disputes with U.S. allies across the region, but mostly with the Philippines, which Washington has had a defense pact with for decades.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Johnson has recently played mostly with center Cole Sillinger and veteran winger James van Riemsdyk.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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David Aldridge, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
The Texans offense has struggled, ranking 26th overall in DVOA, an all-encompassing metric, and it can mostly be attributed to one thing: the offensive line.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
The Chinese claims have led to disputes with U.S. allies across the region, but mostly with the Philippines, which Washington has had a defense pact with for decades.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Johnson has recently played mostly with center Cole Sillinger and veteran winger James van Riemsdyk.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Opponents in New York say this is just a cash grab – another tax that will hurt mainly working people.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2025
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The Bulls were plagued by injuries, mainly to Lonzo Ball and Zach LaVine, and never finished better than sixth in the Eastern Conference with DeRozan in tow.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Jan. 2025
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To maintain a primarily neutral color scheme, opt for creamy shades of white and metallics like rose gold to add richness and warmth to the coolness of sage green.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2025
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Aging takes place primarily in ex-bourbon and ex-whiskey oak barrels.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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The intelligence report, written chiefly by the CIA, appeared to close the book on Havana syndrome.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Main Zenbook Updates: New Guts for the Duo and Zenbook 14 The Zenbook A14 has the most going for it as a unique proposition, given its price and quality level, while these next two are chiefly component refreshes on existing designs.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
8 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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What To Know Lebanon's nuanced internal politics are impacted by shifting factions and alliances largely consisting of leaders who participated in the country's devastating 15-year civil war that ended in 1990, making presidential elections difficult.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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The song traces its new No. 2 peak largely to 8 million official U.S. streams (up 166%) registered during the Dec. 27-Jan. 2 tracking week, according to Luminate.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
8 Jan. 2025
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The scandal generated controversy after allegations in U.K. broadsheet The Times that the victims were dismissed by the authorities over fears their allegations, predominantly against South Asian men, would stoke racial tension.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Alzheimer’s is predominantly a disease of old age, which means that occupations with lower life expectancies would be anticipated to have fewer Alzheimer’s related deaths, simply because people may not live to be old enough to develop the disease.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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All these dualities that underlie ordinary cognition basically melt into a big soup of the Now.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
8 Jan. 2025
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What happened, basically, is that NBA players—once stuck with the dress code—embraced it.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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Front-line and now finally chic-to-be-geek, developers are always in the spotlight (for good and bad reasons) and generally regarded to be the stars of the technology world in the neo-cloud era of AI where the promise of quantum hangs close to come.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Because counselors are generally licensed to practice by the state, clients are no longer limited to practitioners within commutable distance.—
Molly Peck,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mostly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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